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Coordinates: 37°40′59″N 121°52′22″W / 37.68306°N 121.87278°W / 37.68306; -121.87278

Asco
— Unincorporated community —
Asco Location in California
Coordinates: 37°40′59″N 121°52′22″W / 37.68306°N 121.87278°W / 37.68306; -121.87278
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda County
Elevation^[1]	351 ft (107 m)

Asco is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Livermore,^[2] at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). The name comes from the Alameda Sugar Company (ASC) that raised crops there, including sugar beets, from 1899 to 1917.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asco, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 597. ISBN 9781884995149.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asco, California

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